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The First Six ‘Star Wars’ Films Being Released as Little Golden Books by Random House
Random House is set to release a new set of Little Golden Books based on each of the first six Star Wars films: The Phantom…
Nascent Foal Born With A White Marking That Looks Like Another Horse On His Left Flank
DaVinci is a beautiful nascent foal who was born with a white marking that looks like another horse. The marking goes across his left flank…
Incredible Drone Footage of the ‘Zombieland’ Park Avenue Hotel Implosion in Detroit
On July 11, 2015 the historic Park Avenue Hotel in Detroit, built in 1924, was imploded to make room for the loading dock of the…
A Clever Ad Campaign to Recruit School Librarians Featuring Sculptures of Children Made From Books
Books Are More Than Knowledge The Yokahama City Board of Education recently launched “Books Build Children” a clever ad campaign seeking to recruit school librarians…
Rémi Gaillard Disguises Himself as France World Champion Volleyball Team Player and Sneaks Into Their Official Photo
France took home the win against Serbia at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League championship. Directly after their win, French prankster Rémi Gaillard cleverly pulled…
Clever Copycat Adorably Mimics the Maneki-neko (Beckoning Cat) In the Window
A clever copycat named Taro adorably mimics the endlessly waving Maneki-neko in the window of his 10 Cats home . image via 10 Cats via…
‘They Might Be Giants of OZ’, An Audio/Visual Mashup of The Classic Film With the Music of the Quirky Band
Craig J. Clark, a fan of both the classic film The Wizard of Oz and the wonderfully quirky band They Might Be Giants decided to…
‘Murder!’, A Live Comedy Murder Mystery Podcast by Comedy Duo Marina Tempelsman & Nicco Aeed
Murder! is a live comedy murder mystery podcast by New York-based comedy duo Marina and Nicco (Marina Tempelsman and Nicco Aeed.) The series is being…
A Credible Debunking Of Common Myths and Misconceptions About Food Chemistry And Detox Diets
In a recent episode of ASAPScience, creators Gregory Brown and Mitchell Moffit explain via whiteboard animation that all food is made up of chemistry and…
Hackers Remotely Kill the Engine of a Jeep While It Drives Down the Highway
Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek remotely hack a moving 2014 Jeep Cherokee being driven on the highway by Wired writer Andy Greenberg. Miller and Valasek start…